Sunday January 06, 1991, Epiphany
US date format: 1/6/1991, UK date format: 6/1/1991
It was Sunday, under the sign of Capricorn (see birth chart on January 6, 1991). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Justify My Love by Madonna.
In UK Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter by Iron Maiden was in the top 5 hits.
White Fang, directed by Randal Kleiser, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1991
while Lady Boss by Jackie Collins was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Coasting.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Back to the Future Part III or After Burner III.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1991 or at January 06 across the years.
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What the sky looked like on January 06, 1991
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Movies
Which were the most popular movies released in those months ?
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White Fang
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel, Susan Hogan
New Jack City
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Country: United States of America
The Terror Within II
Directed by: Andrew Stevens
Starring: Andrew Stevens, Stella Stevens, Chick Vennera, R. Lee Ermey
Dances with Wolves
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Country: United States of America
Avalon
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 06, 1991?
- Epiphany (National Holiday) in Italy
- Christianity (except Eastern and Oriental Orthodox who follow the Julian Calendar) - Epiphany of the Lord (a.k.a. "Twelfth Day of Christmas" and Three Kings Day in some areas).
- In the Irish Calendar- Little Christmas or Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas) and/or Twelfth Day.
- Twelfth Night, or The Lord of Misrule
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Holidays
- Gypsy closes at St. James Theater NYC after 477 performances
- Real Life With Jane Pauley premieres on NBC-TV
- Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 seconds).
- The runoff for the Guatemalan presidential election is won by Jorge Serrano Elías.
Events
- Ada Moore: Entertainer, dies of cancer at 64.
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1991?
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Madonna - Justify My Love
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Stevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
- Bette Midler - From A Distance
- Damn Yankees - High Enough
- DNA - Tom's Diner
- Wilson Phillips - Impulsive
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Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You)
- Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity
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Surface - The First Time
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Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
- George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Enigma - Sadness Part 1
- Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
- The Grease Megamix - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
- Seal - Crazy
- The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette - Justified And Ancient
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Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
- Michael Jackson - Black Or White
Top #10 songs in the UK
- Freddie Jackson - Love Me Down
- Tony Toni Tone - It Never Rains (In Southern California)
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Surface - The First Time
- Jeffrey Osborne - Only Human
- Love Makes Things Happen - Pebbles
Top #5 R&B songs
Sport Games on January 06, 1991
- Houston Oilers - Cincinnati Bengals : 14 - 41
- New Orleans Saints - Chicago Bears : 6 - 16 See all American Football game results of January 06, 1991
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in those months ?
Coasting
Directed by: Michael P. Noens
The Baby-Sitters Club
Directed by: Melanie Mayron
Boys from the Bush
Written by: Douglas Livingstone
Starring: Tim Healy, Chris Haywood, Mark Haddigan, Nadine Garner
Country: Australia
Dark Shadows
Torappu ikka monogatari
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1991?
- LIFE: Year In Pictures
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Bart Simpson -- Dec. 31, 1990
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9258
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.4647
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Lady Boss
By: Jackie Collins
THE DANGEROUSLY BEAUTIFUL LUCKY — RETURNS IN LADY BOSS. AND THIS TIME THE SHOCKINGLY SENSUAL, RUTHLESSLY CLEVER LUCKY IS OUT TO CONQUER HOLLYWOOD!. She
Memories of Midnight
By: Sidney Sheldon
In THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, they played the ultimate game of love, lust, and death.Now, in MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT, the survivors meet to play one last time...Shadowed
Friday Night Lights
By: H. G. Bissinger
The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated’s best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the authorReturn once again to the
The General In His Labyrinth
By: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
General Simon Bolivar, “the Liberator” of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
By: Robert Fulghum
Twenty-five years ago, Robert Fulghum published a simple credo—a credo that became the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
Videogames
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